Posted on 03/30/2024 8:08:52 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
When it comes to job satisfaction, members of Congress aren’t the only ones considering calling it quits.
Only about one in five senior aides on Capitol Hill believe that Congress is “functioning as a democratic legislature should,” and about the same margin believe that it is “an effective forum for debate” on key issues.
Given those assessments by the people who live and breathe these issues, this particularly glum finding should not come as a surprise: Almost half of senior congressional aides are considering leaving the Hill because of “heated rhetoric from the other party.”
These are just some of the findings from an investigation by the Congressional Management Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to improve both lawmaker effectiveness and constituent engagement. Situated seven blocks away from the Capitol in Eastern Market, the foundation conducts seminars for staff and offers research to outside groups trying to figure out the byzantine ways of the House and Senate.
Over the past seven years, the foundation has conducted three very deep dives into the lives of senior staff in Congress, understanding that these unelected officials wield tremendous clout and that their positive outlook — or lack thereof — can deeply affect the health of the institution.
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True they could, but I predict that they won't, at least not until Trump's victory is certified by Congress. Then they have two weeks before Trump is sworn in to flee. They may start preparing now, but they will not leave anytime soon.
"The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." - Thomas Sowell
They want to pass more stupid laws like carbon tax in Canada.
Gridlock is a feature of our system. We can thank our founders.
“Gridlock is a feature of our system. We can thank our founders.”
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Our system is increasingly run by a massive and overbearing administrative state that was never imagined by the Founders. Our representatives in the Swamp are abdicating their functions and responsibilities to unelected officials.
That’s not gridlock; its dysfunction.
So far, we're doing okay. Relatively speaking.
Ironic, the very same people contributing to those conditions threaten to leave.
What, praytell, could a “Senior Staffer” actually do in the real world? Actually work? I will wager that not even one will quit, and that this is merely a tantrum to see if anybody cares. So now they have their answer.
Plus where else do you get free insider trading stock tips as a side benefit?
>Gridlock is a feature of our system. We can thank our founders.<
Then along came the 17th Amendment to ruin a good system.
EC
Move the capitol for national security reasons. Many won’t move. Win-win.
Why not move the Capitol to Chicago? Most flights are under 2 hours to Chicago.
*snrk*
Anyone who objects be racis!
What a crock of crap!
These overpaid, underworked parasites will never find a sweeter deal elsewhere...
*Why not move the Capitol to Chicago? Most flights are under 2 hours to Chicago.*
You’re way ahead of me. Then they’ll really quit.
They are scared shitless.
If in office they can be compelled to testify provided those in charge have the balls to push the protocol correctly.
As a civilian it’s a different matter.
These people are unelected permanent DC.
The Constitution is toilet paper to them.
Getting out one step ahead of the posse...?
I am in another country right now — Florida. :)
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